
QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-11
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
4025
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Mathematical Star
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Star of Bethlehem, Woodward Family Quilt
How wide is the quilt?
99 inches
How long is the quilt?
101 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Red; Pink; Yellow; Green; Purple; Beige or Tan; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Time period:
1800-1849
When was the quilt finished?
ca.1840
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Diamonds
Medallion size:
67 x67
Number of borders:
3
Describe the borders:
Inner border of floral print, 3 1/4 inches wide. 9 3/4 inch border of pieced ninepatch diamonds with eight point star corner blocks. Outer border of 5 1/2 inch wide floral print.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Cream
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
31 1/2, 34 1/2, 30
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - one inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
cream
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
12
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline; Single parallel lines
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
chevrons
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Chintz cut out appliques between points of the large star.
Quilt top made by:
Woodward, Frances Boltz
Where the quilt was made, county:
Jefferson County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Virginia (VA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Eye on Elegance: Early Quilts of Maryland and Virginia DAR Museum Washington, D.C. Oct. 3, 2014 – Sept. 5. 2015
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public-Other
Quilt owner's name:
DAR Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Washington, DC
Quilt owner's state:
Washington D.C.
Quilt owner's country:
USA
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Boltz
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
DAR Museum
Details
Cite this Quilt
Woodward, Frances Bolt. Mathematical Star. ca.1840. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-11. Accessed: 12/10/23
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